000 FZNT24 KNHC 250906 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 506 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ001-252115- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 506 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO 1013 MB LOW PRES NEAR 26N88W THEN CONTINUES TO MEXICAN COAST NEAR VERACRUZ. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT HAS ENTERED THE NW GULF THIS MORNING AND WILL MOVE QUICKLY SE AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST FRONT ACROSS SE PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE S-SE AND INTO NW CARIBBEAN EARLY WED. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY THROUGH WED AND SHIFT NE OF AREA THU. TROUGHING WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE W GULF FRI AS HIGH PRES MOVES NE OF THE AREA. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRI AND SAT. $$ GMZ011-252115- NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK- 506 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ013-252115- N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY- 506 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ015-252115- NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W- 506 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ017-252115- W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W- 506 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ019-252115- CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W- 506 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 24N...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 24N...SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE. .WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. $$ GMZ021-252115- E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87W INCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA- 506 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ023-252115- SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W- 506 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED...S OF 21N W OF 95W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 5 KT LATE. ELSEWHERE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ025-252115- E BAY OF CAMPECHE INCLUDING CAMPECHE BANK- 506 AM EDT TUE MAR 25 2014 .TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER STRIPLING